Indeed - From what it sounded like to me, once you DID something bad, there will be a bounty up on your head (regardless). I am thinking once that happens you can't "carebear" up and move your slider to "safe". Much like the aggression/retaliation timer in EVE.

It also sounds like it won't be just the players to keep things in line (like US) - we will also have the 90% AI's to contend with whom will also want to collect bounties.

Thinking outside of the box - seems like a good opportunity for use to hire out as protection... keep them "carebears" safe and our lanes clear! :-)

Taxman

"Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together."
- Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers